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| Species Name | Common Name | Location | Size | Notes |
| Melanochelys | ||||
| M. tricarinata | Tricarinate Hill Turtle/Eastern Hill Terrapin [D: Dreikiel-Erdschildkröte] | N India (Assam, W Uttar Pradesh?), Nepal Bangladesh | ??cm. | An almost terrestrial hill terrapin. It is similar in many details to M. trijuga but is omnivorous in captivity. Carapace: ??. Plastron: ??. Scalation: ??. Coloration: plastron is yellow - a useful way of distinguishing the species from M. trijuga. Reproduction: 1-3 large eggs are laid. |
| M. trijuga | Indian Pond Turtle, Indian Black Turtle | N India (Assam), Sri Lanka, Nepal, N Bangladesh, C Myanmar, Maldives, Chagos Islands | The most widely spread Indian terrapin. Müller notes that some of the races have become quite terrestrial, while the others have remained primarily aquatic. Carapace: ??. Plastron: ??. Scalation: ??. Coloration: plastron is yellow - a useful way of distinguishing the species from M. trijuga. Reproduction: 1-3 large eggs are laid. | |
| M. t. trijuga | India (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadhu) | Coloration: head greyish or olivaceous with yellow or pink reticulation. | ||
| M. t. coronata | India (Tamil Nadhu, Kerala) | Coloration: head olivaceous; snout and top of head black. | ||
| M. t. edeniana | Myanmar | |||
| M. t. indopeninsularis | India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, W Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya), Bangladesh, Nepal | Coloration: head grey or brown with indistinct yellow reticulation. | ||
| M. t. parkeri | Sri Lanka | |||
| M. t. thermalis | India, Maldives, Sri Lanka | Coloration: head black, spotted or reticulated with orange or red spots. | ||
| M. t. wiroti | No information available: may not be widely accepted as a valid species. | |||
The Book of Indian Reptiles and Amphibians, J C Daniel, Bombay Natural History Society, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002.
Schildkröten, Gerhard Müller, Eugen Ullmer, Stuttgart 1995.
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